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From MIDNIGHT RUN (1988)

Happy birthday to the great Tim Kazurinsky!

Nearly 30 years after its release, Curtis Hanson’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s corrupt cop thriller “L.A. Confidential” remains a riveting, intelligent watch.

Happy #DeLaSoulDay! 3/3 🌼🌼🌼

Celebrate with us at the @npr.org Tiny Desk ☁️🏠⛅️ youtu.be/5AVYDHTOixU?... #TinyDesk #NPRTinyDeskConcert

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"The Court Jester" (1956, Norman Panama and Melvin Frank) #TitleCardTuesday #movies #comedy #filmsky

Perfect movie at the perfect time.

After Vietnam and Watergate, ordinary people were fed up with people in Authority and their fake smile corruption.

They were more than ready for this.

"The world lacks heroes, Rich"
"I don't want to be one"

An essential neo-noir of the cynical post-Vietnam era, CUTTER'S WAY arrives on UHD for the first time ever.

Out soon in the UK and US/CA, secure your copy now.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975, Milos Forman) #TitleCardTuesday #filmsky

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Make a premium size pledge today to any show on the Rock 'n' Soul Radio stream and get a set of 3 45 record sleeves designed by our in-house wizkids, Vikki Vaden, Paul McMahon and @djggg.bsky.social !

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The graphic match cut from a bone to a spacecraft in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is instance of associative editing since it places both under the superordinate concept of technology. The temporal ellipsis entails a jump forward in time prompting the viewer to ascertain the technological evolution.

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984, WD Richter) #TitleCardTuesday #filmsky

Jamie Lee Curtis played Buckaroo's mother in a flashback, but this scene was deleted.

Before the film's release, Gene Siskel correctly guessed that the movie would attain cult status.

We’re just innocent men

‘And the Sea Will Grant Each Man New Hope, As Sleep Brings Dreams of Home’: John McTiernan’s ‘The Hunt for Red October’ at 36 • Cinephilia & Beyond By Tim Pelan There is a long and noble history in Hollywood of submarine war films. The two most recent examples that spring to mind are the Cold war set The Hunt for Red October, based on Tom Clancy'...

36 years ago today The Hunt for Red October surfaced from the depths of the Cold War and into film history.

Celebrate the masterpiece with our deep dive

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#marqueemonday #filmsky

Kathryn Bigelow is the first female director to win an Oscar for Best Director for Hurt Locker. My three other favorite movies from her career are Near Dark, Strange Days, and Zero Dark Thirty.

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No Future: Repo Man at 40 — Crooked Marquee A look back at the improbable origins and legacy of Alex Cox's satirical sci-fi punk rock classic, released 40 years ago.

A look back at the improbable origins and legacy of Alex Cox's satirical sci-fi punk rock classic, “Repo Man,” released on this day in 1984: crookedmarquee.com/no-future-re...

'King Kong' premiered at Radio City Music Hall & RKO Roxy in New York City on this day 93 years ago! (March 2, 1933)

Directed by Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack.

Screenplay by Edgar Wallace, James Creelman, & Ruth Rose.

Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, & more.

#OnThisDay

The Big Lebowski (1998) Written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen.

Honky Tonk Freeway - Trailers From Hell An unlikely movie for John Schlesinger, the director of Midnight Cowboy and Sunday, Bloody Sunday, Honky Tonk Freeway, with its wildly disparate cast and surreal slapstick comedy, suggests another Nat...

Strap in for Road Games Week on Trailers From Hell! First up, @thustlebird.bsky.social takes us on a ride on John Schlesinger's raucous Honky Tonk Freeway with a brand-new trailer commentary:

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42 years ago today, This is Spinal Tap, the groundbreaking mockumentary film directed by Rob Reiner, opened in theaters. It become a cult classic for its wit, satire, and enduring influence on both comedy and the music industry.

life without trump music

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At least Carlin isn’t alive to see this.

#michaelcgross designed the iconic #ghostbusters logo 🤯🤯🤯

The history of VistaVision — from WHITE CHRISTMAS to STAR WARS to ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER — and why it’s “coming back from the dead”.

A great listen from NPR:
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